Nightingale Academy provides a rich learning environment, dedicated to the affirmation and formation of high standards of achievement for all our learners. All learners in the academy are enabled to make their best better.

These principles are the rights of all the learners, both student and staff and should be the guiding principles underlying all academy policies and procedures.

We ensure that all learners:

are happy and secure

enjoy learning

are excited by the challenge and opportunity to learn

make significant progress

achieve highly and fulfil their academic and personal potential

develop responsibility for their own learning

At Nightingale Academy we provide a vibrant, inclusive learning community in Edmonton, North London.

The Nightingale vision is driven by our focus on the importance of trust, respect, support and challenge for each other in order to maximise the life chances of our students and raise the quality of outcomes for all members of the school community.

How we recruit:

The LAET are fortunate to have a team of talented, experienced and passionate practitioners, who work together to drive up standards and achievement within all of our Primary, Secondary and Special academies. We want to ensure that our expertise in curriculum knowledge, inspirational lesson plans and innovative activities, including the design and delivery of in-house programmes for both students and staff are shared with you!

The LAET strongly believe in developmental opportunities for all staff - through comprehensive training, resources and guidance we aim to provide excellent CPD for all teaching and educational support staff, and with the best teaching, the best facilities and the most up to date resources we strongly believe that everyone can make their best better.

The LAET are an employer of choice:

all staff feel they are valued members of their academy’s learning community

all staff report they are actively supported in the development of new skills and competencies

all our academies continually incorporate new learning into standard practice

all leaders demonstrate that they believe leading is about serving not about being served

all leaders strive to remove barriers in order to help people focus on their work and students

all staff report they have opportunities to influence decisions that affect them

all staff clearly feel that teams are used as a vehicle for accomplishing work and influencing decisions

all staff have easy access to the information they need to do their job effectively

all plans and decisions are communicated so that they are clearly understood

each academy’s vision including purpose and values are clearly understood and passionately supported by all involved with and working in it